Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Trier

Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedEvanston Township High School and New Trier High School are investigating reports of racist and homophobic comments directed at members of the ETHS marching band.

What changedThe left frames it as "Evanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game...". The center frames it as "Evanston HS marching band reportedly faced racist, homophobic comments during game at New...".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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46WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Evanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game...". The center frames it as "Evanston HS marching band reportedly faced racist, homophobic comments during game at New...".

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Oct 18, 8:54 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Oct 18, 10:28 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

Oct 19, 1:13 AM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

Chicago Sun-Times48m ago

Evanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game at new Ryan Field

Two suburban school districts are investigating after reports of homophobic and racist slurs at Friday night's football game between the two schools. Played at Northwestern University's new...

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Center ·News report

WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)3h ago